X-Linked Inheritance. X-Linked Inheritance. Traits that are determined by alleles carried on the X chromosome are referred to as X-linked. X-linked alleles require a specific notation: X c or X + where the â+â represents the dominant allele and the lowercase letter the recessive allele.
Owners of the Swiss cheese plant may wonder about its unusual appearance ( RF Company / Alamy) Swiss cheese plants are climbers that grow in the understorey of tropical American forests and are technically hemiepiphytes. That is, they start off in the ground like any normal plant.
Swiss cheese is the most attractive and delicious looking cheese I have ever seen. With holes all over them, Swiss cheeses are very distinctive in their appearance. The holes are known as the eyes of the cheese. So Swiss cheese without holes is called 'blind'. It has a sweet nut-like flavor. Apparently the larger the holes are, the better is the taste. Baby Swiss and Lacy Swiss are the two types of popular Swiss cheeses found in the U.S.